The concept of ‘touch’ in the formation of the Croatian and Turkish lexicon: The example of tactile verbs by Ida Raffaelli, Barbara Kerovec

“…The main goals of the paper are 1) to investigate differences and similarities in conceptual mappings based on the concept of ‘touch’ in two typologically different and genetically unrelated languages by analyzing verbs referring to touch in Croatian and Turkish 2) to see to what extent the formation of tactile verbs differs with respect to lexicalization patterns in the two languages. …”
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Interdisciplinary and Meta-Disciplinary Integration as a Means of Developing Students’ Communicative Competence by Y. L. Semenova, G. D. Bukharova

“…The authors recommend the culture dialog as the condition, means and way of personal development in learning native and foreign languages. Bilingual informational, cultural and semantic interrelations, comparison of cultures and languages stimulate students’ cognitive process actualizing their personal experience, facilitating both socio-linguistic and socio-cultural discursive knowledge, providing the effective development of communication skills. …”
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Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives by Manfred Stede, Tatjana Scheffler, Amália Mendes

“…We discuss how the multilingual integration of several connective lexicons provides added value for linguistic researchers and other users interested in connectives, by allowing crosslinguistic comparison and a direct linking between discourse relational devices in different languages. Finally, we provide pointers for possible future extensions both in breadth (i.e., by adding lexicons for additional languages) and depth (by extending the information provided for each connective item and by strengthening the crosslinguistic links).…”
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Correction: Competing stakeholder discourses in constructing cultural heritage: the legal case of the house at No. 98 Hai’er Lane, China by Zhonghua Wu, Jian Li

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Multilingualism in Lithuanian Children’s Folklore by Anglickienė Laimutė, Macijauskaitė-Bonda Jurgita

“…How do children adopt and transmit folklore, i.e. how do they adopt and creatively reinterpret texts and plots, namely, forms and contents from other languages? Which foreign languages have major impact on Lithuanian children’s folklore? …”
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Dependencia de la gasolina. Presentación de un caso. by Ariel Acosta González, Milaidi Milian Martínez, Amalia González Pestana

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Modeling a Heterogeneous Embedded System in Coloured Petri Nets by Huafeng Zhang, Hehua Zhang, Ming Gu, Jiaguang Sun

“…Embedded devices are everywhere now and, unlike personal computers, their systems differ in implementation languages and behaviors. Interactions of different devices require programmers to master programming paradigms in all related languages. …”
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School of Political Science by A. D. Voskresensky

“…Studying at MGIMO-University traditionally includes enhanced linguistic component (at least two foreign languages). For students of international relations and political science learning foreign languages is particularly important.It allows not only to communicate, but also to produce expertise and knowledge in foreign languages.…”
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Adverbes, adverbiaux et coverbes : pour compléter une réflexion commencée avec Estelle Moline by Cyril Aslanov

“…This leads us to the issue of the adverb considered from a typological perspective and of the status of the adverb in some languages where the adverbial system is quite different from that of the Indo-European languages. …”
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Obtaining More Realistic Cross-Layer QoS Measurements: A VoIP over LTE Use Case by F. Javier Rivas, Almudena Díaz, Pedro Merino

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An Analysis of English Classroom Multimedia Teaching Quality Based on Elite Teaching Optimization Algorithm by Chunhua Zhao, Dongyan Jiang

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Cognitive Semantics Against Creole Exceptionalism: A Case Study of Body Part Expressions in Nigerian Pidgin by Kosecki Krzysztof

“…One of the claims of creole exceptionalism is that creole languages have lexicons of reduced conceptual and expressive complexity. …”
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Yellow wattle (Acacia) - Three versions - English, Spanish, Indonesian by Ian Campbell, Ignacio Lopez-Calvo

“…Each version reflects linguistic and regional nuances, showcasing how the essence of a shared theme transforms across languages. …”
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The impact of war on animal welfare: the Imperial Japanese Navy’s manipulation of pigeon behavior in WW II by Cheng Peng, Zi-qi Luo, Lin-hui Guo, Yi-fei Zhu

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Oriental Studies by D. V. Streltsov

“…In 1815 Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages was founded. In 1823 Training Department of Oriental Languages at the Asian Department of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Empire was established. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC: A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY by Antonio Soares

“… This research entitled “The Relationship between Syntactic and Semantic : A Study of Linguistic Typology.” is intended to give a clear descriptions related to the relationship between syntactic and semantic on some languages. This research was focused on some clause structures typologycally either syntactically or semantically. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of Tramway Transportation Systems by A. Capasso, M. Ceraolo, R. Lamedica, G. Lutzemberger, A. Ruvio

“…Analysis of effectiveness for the considered solution requires time-domain simulation models, to be created through suitable simulation general-purpose languages or specialised languages/software. In this paper, three different tools for the considered existing tramway were developed, and the main examined characteristics have been compared to each other. …”
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Reversing the biblical tide: what Kuruman teaches London about mission in a post-colonial era by S. de Gruchy

“…Inevitably, the availability of the Bible in indigenous languages led to new ways of understanding the church and mission from the perspective of the South. …”
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A SHORT CRITICISM OF HEIDEGGER'S ONTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TERM “BEING” by B. Bratina

“…In author's opinion, Heidegger deliberately ignored the presence of the roots and their modifications in the Slavic languages. Notional and even ideological reasons of such «inattention» are pressumed, the reasons which determine linguistic conclusions of German philosopher (and not the other way around, as supposed when stated that linguistic bacame an absolutely independent scientific means of Heidegger's ontological «investigations»).At the same time, the author argues for an independent ontological and linguistic analysis of Slavic languages, to fill the philogophical «gapes», originated from ignoring the rich semantic content of those languages. …”
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Rethinking Communication in Interactions with a Child with Autism: Ela, Her Father, and the Jellyfish in the Pool by Nora Lucía Gómez-Victoria, Katerine Carvajal, Sebastián Collazos, Yerly Muñoz, Angie Quinchia

“…We share the results of qualitative research with a case study methodological design to contribute to the emerging narratives claiming the unique languaging practices developed in the experiences of people with nonverbal autism. …”
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